If you're developing "a creative and entrepreneurial solution to a difficult problem affecting a segment of women, girls, and families," that is. We checked in with two past Turning Point Prize recipients to find out how winning the grant impacted their work.

The sector is calling for more trust-based grantmaking. Some funders, including Impact100 Philadelphia, are heeding that call.

The new 100 Guys Who Care joins the ranks of Philadelphia Public School Giving Circle, 100 Women Philadelphia and several other homegrown giving circles.

The Philadelphia Public School Giving Circle uses the collective giving model to make small, project-based grants for educators.

The collective giving nonprofit just opened its third application cycle to help young women get their feet in the philanthropic door. It's started a "path to membership" program for existing fellows, too.

The local chapter of 100 Women attracts an eclectic group that nominates worthy nonprofits to receive $100 from each member. It has donated around $40,000 to date.

The Philadelphia chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), a national network of professionals in the philanthropic, nonprofit and social entrepreneurship sectors, is seeking grassroots initiatives to fund through its recently launched giving circle. The call for request for proposals was sent out last week. EPIP Philadelphia’s giving circle was designed to crowdsource its members for […]

Image via Neighborhood Bike Works website On Monday night, Impact100Philadelphia, the all-women collective giving circle, awarded three $100,000 project grants to nonprofits ArtWell, Neighborhood Bike Works, and Friends of Farmworkers. The runners-up, HIAS Pennsylvania and Women’s Therapy Center, each received $14,000 in general operating support. The total sum awarded at the group’s annual meeting — […]